gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
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WyoSyclone
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Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
Could be a bad/broken vac line for the heater doors inside the cab... a bad FPR could be the cause of the gas smell (thru the broken line), same with the blowby (smoke).
Could be a bad/broken vac line for the heater doors inside the cab... a bad FPR could be the cause of the gas smell (thru the broken line), same with the blowby (smoke).
WyoSyclone
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Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
Sounds like it's time to stop driving it until you can give it a thorough once-over. If you haven't done so, do a basic tune (plugs, wires, cap, rotor), replace vac lines and pcv valves, air filter, oil and filter. Do a compression check when you change the plugs just so you have a good base-line for the future.... if you can do a leak-down test, do that as well.
Get ANY oil or gas leak fixed before you drive it.... these things get hot enough under the hood that you can be looking at a fire in an instant..
Sounds like it's time to stop driving it until you can give it a thorough once-over. If you haven't done so, do a basic tune (plugs, wires, cap, rotor), replace vac lines and pcv valves, air filter, oil and filter. Do a compression check when you change the plugs just so you have a good base-line for the future.... if you can do a leak-down test, do that as well.
Get ANY oil or gas leak fixed before you drive it.... these things get hot enough under the hood that you can be looking at a fire in an instant..
Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
i have done every tune up, and i tried the blow by test where you take off the oil cap with it running, and it couldnt be more obvious that a rush of oily thick smoke was coming out
, are there any other causes because if not then my truck is over:chair::
i have done every tune up, and i tried the blow by test where you take off the oil cap with it running, and it couldnt be more obvious that a rush of oily thick smoke was coming out
, are there any other causes because if not then my truck is over:chair::
Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
yea it does, and when i turn it off it is really shakey
yea it does, and when i turn it off it is really shakey
Icarus-54
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Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
Before you toast it,check your pvc valves.I recently bought a basket case ty that did the same thing,the owner thought the engine was shot because it was blowing oil out the breather.He claimed it had a broken ring or worse and needed a rebuild.I took it home and cleaned the pvc system and changed the valves---motor's fine.It might be worth looking into.
Jack
Before you toast it,check your pvc valves.I recently bought a basket case ty that did the same thing,the owner thought the engine was shot because it was blowing oil out the breather.He claimed it had a broken ring or worse and needed a rebuild.I took it home and cleaned the pvc system and changed the valves---motor's fine.It might be worth looking into.
Jack
Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
thanks man ill try it, but what is the pvc valve system, what does it look like? because i have grommets in both valve covers??
thanks man ill try it, but what is the pvc valve system, what does it look like? because i have grommets in both valve covers??
Maverick87
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Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
Broke piston ring lands.......Ask how I know. I had 3 of them.
Broke piston ring lands.......Ask how I know. I had 3 of them.
Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
i put in new pcv valves and it made a huge differnce, it idles smooth, no gas smell, and no smoke, im gettin a compression check done but it runs well and i think that solved it, it would seem odd for a 50k mile truck to blow a motor on stock boost
i put in new pcv valves and it made a huge differnce, it idles smooth, no gas smell, and no smoke, im gettin a compression check done but it runs well and i think that solved it, it would seem odd for a 50k mile truck to blow a motor on stock boost
midnightbluS10
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Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
Not really. People have done more with less. Detonation kills.
Not really. People have done more with less. Detonation kills.
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Re: gas smell, bad idle, smoke from steering colum
jeeez....you got lucky.
I thought you were all set to tear it down 6 posts previously!!
You must be a happy guy!
jeeez....you got lucky.
I thought you were all set to tear it down 6 posts previously!!
You must be a happy guy!